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Offline WonkoTheSane

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Re: Musket or Fowler?
« Reply #15 on: January 14, 2017, 06:33:39 PM »
Rob and Eric, nice looking smoothbores.  Thanks for posting the pics.
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Offline larryp

Re: Musket or Fowler?
« Reply #16 on: January 14, 2017, 09:21:57 PM »
My North Star West Chief's grade. .62 cal and 36" barrel.
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Offline Keb

Re: Musket or Fowler?
« Reply #17 on: January 15, 2017, 07:39:11 AM »
A few guys seem to like the Northwest trade guns here. I have owned a few, at least 2 Curly's guns both in 20 gauge and built at least 5 others. They all slapped me in the face. All shot great but I couldn't take the punishment. I've settled on mostly fowling guns for what little shooting I still do.

This is the gun I built from surplus parts a while back. It holds and shoots pretty good.  It's a .54 cal by 46" Colerain octagon to round smoothbored barrel with a Chambers late Ketland lock with the tail ground off. Maple wood & brass fittings. No entry pipe or butt plate.





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Offline amm1851

Re: Musket or Fowler?
« Reply #18 on: January 15, 2017, 12:11:21 PM »
That's a great looking smoothbore,  Keb. My first muzzleloader was a TC Hawken I built from a kit, and it slapped me in the face about evert third shot. Although I killed my first deer with it, I grew tired of the punishment and sold it. I found the Lyman GPR and the Deerstalker fit me better. As for the Northwest trade gun, I have a Caywood that I have put close to a thousand shots through,  and it has never hurt me. I would like to shoot a Tulle someday; I find the stock design graceful and appealing.
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Re: Musket or Fowler?
« Reply #19 on: January 15, 2017, 03:23:59 PM »
Never had a gun of any kind hurt my face, so I'm curious to know what the heck the problem was...??!!
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Offline amm1851

Re: Musket or Fowler?
« Reply #20 on: January 15, 2017, 05:05:02 PM »
In my case, it was failing to get my cheek firmly planted on the stock. Partly poor shooting technique and partly ill-fitting stock design.  Hope that clears it up some.
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Re: Musket or Fowler?
« Reply #21 on: January 15, 2017, 06:59:16 PM »
Quote from: "amm1851"
In my case, it was failing to get my cheek firmly planted on the stock. Partly poor shooting technique and partly ill-fitting stock design.  Hope that clears it up some.
Thanks, something to look to look out for I guess.  I don't have as much shooting experience as some of you guys.
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Offline Keb

Re: Musket or Fowler?
« Reply #22 on: January 16, 2017, 08:34:09 AM »
My problem with the northwest guns is not enough drop. So I have to get right down on them to look down the barrel. That just happens to hit me right on the cheek bone. That along with using a lot of powder and a 20 gauge gun weighing a mere 5 1/2 or 6 lbs. doesn't help matters. I will just use better fitting gun today.
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Offline Hanshi

Re: Musket or Fowler?
« Reply #23 on: January 16, 2017, 04:03:56 PM »
I've never had my face slapped by a gun; but I have had my feelings hurt, on occasion.  :walk
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